| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 2561 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1724 |
| Offside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 801 |
| Registration plate issues | 750 |
| Offside Rear coil spring fractured |2.4.C.1a| | 737 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 715 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 705 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 692 |
| Offside Rear coil spring incomplete |2.4.C.1a| | 637 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring fractured |2.4.C.1a| | 532 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 521 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring incomplete |2.4.C.1a| | 491 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 400 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 372 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 289 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 289 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.C.1b| | 286 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 276 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 211 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 208 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 179 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 177 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 168 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 154 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 147 |
| Exhaust emits an excessive level of metered smoke for a turbo charged engine |7.4.B.3b| | 142 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 138 |
| Exhaust emits excessive smoke or vapour of any colour |7.4.B.4| | 137 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 136 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 134 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault |7.1.6 |a|| | 126 |
| Offside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 124 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 123 |
| Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 122 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 112 |
| Nearside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 112 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 110 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 109 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 107 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 106 |
| Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) | 105 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 104 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 103 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 100 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 100 |
| Windscreen has damage | 99 |
| Offside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 92 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 92 |
| Nearside Rear Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 92 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 88 |
| Offside Front Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 87 |
| Parking brake lever ratchet mechanism is excessively worn |3.1.5| | 87 |
| Offside Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 83 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 82 |
| Nearside Rear position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 80 |
| Nearside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 80 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 77 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 75 |
| Electronic stability system warning lamp indicates a fault |3.4.1c| | 74 |
| Offside Rear coil spring cracked |2.4.C.1a| | 72 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 72 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 71 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 71 |
| Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` |8.3.1e| | 69 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 68 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 67 |
| Offside Rear Seat belt locking mechanism does not secure or release |5.2.5a| | 66 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorber has a serious fluid leak |2.7.3| | 65 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 65 |
| Electronic stability control warning lamp indicates a fault (7.12 (e)) | 61 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 61 |
| Offside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 60 |
| Rear brake binding | 59 |
| Offside Front position lamp|s| not working |1.1.A.3b| | 58 |
| Nearside Rear Wheel bolt|s| missing |4.2.A.1e| | 56 |
| Nearside Front Upper Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii)) | 56 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 56 |
| Nearside Rear coil spring cracked |2.4.C.1a| | 56 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 55 |
| Nearside Rear Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 53 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 52 |
| Offside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 50 |
| Nearside Front Wheel bolt|s| missing |4.2.A.1e| | 50 |